Monthly Archives: August 2015

The following is a press release from The Sierra Club that was included in a recent email address from Mayor Setti Warren. First Mayor in MA to sign letter from mayors across nation in support of clean air standards NEWTON, … Read More

If you have an old, inefficient heating system, you could be throwing away a lot of money. There’s still time to take advantage of the Mass Save® Early Heating System Replacement Rebate! You may be eligible to receive a rebate … Read More

The following is an edited excerpt from an article by Greg Maslowe in Newton Community Farm’s 6/29/15 e-bulletin. What do you think organic means? Almost invariably the response is some version of “You don’t spray anything.” This usually leads to a … Read More

The Tour de Newton has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 13 (Rain date: Sunday, October 4) starting at 9:30am. Registration is now open to new registrants. There should be about 100 spots and will likely go quickly. Go to www.bikereg.com/tour-de-newton to register. Were … Read More

On Tuesday August 11 from 6:30-8:30pm, 350Mass Cambridge is offering a free screening of Chasing Ice at the First Church Cambridge (11 Garden St, Cambridge). Chasing Ice is the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable … Read More

On Wednesday, August 19 from 6:30-8pm, the Waterworks Museum will host a free walk and talk on the ‘Traces of the Old Boston Water System.’ The Chestnut Hill Reservoir has many surrounding structures such as gatehouses and aqueduct buildings. Take a … Read More

Newton has many beautiful old trees, and they can tell the story of the city’s development just as well as its buildings. On Sunday, August 23 at 2pm, Marc Welch, Director of Urban Forestry for the City of Newton, and … Read More

We occasionally publish “classic” articles that we feel are still relevant to readers. This article is from the Jul/Aug 2013 issue of the Green News. Here’s a good way to reduce paper waste and save some of your sanity: the … Read More

We occasionally publish “classic” articles that we feel are still relevant to readers. This article is from the Jul/Aug 2013 issue of the Green News. Green Decade’s Recycling Committee is working on getting plastic bags out of recycling bins. Plastic … Read More

Green Newton Advisory Board Members Ellie Goldberg and Francoise LaMonica attended Sierra Club’s Shell No! Kayaking Rally on July 18 in Cambridge to show support for the campaign to stop Shell’s drilling in the arctic.